R D F LOGISTICS INC
(440) 282-9060
cbrumley@rdflogistics.com
7425 Industrial Parkway, Lorain OH 44053
50
power units
51 drivers
3.6M mi/yr · ~71k per unit
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
25 yrs history · 69 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 50
- Drivers · CDL
- 51 · 51
- Annual miles
- 3.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tractors | 28 | 8 | 8 | 44 |
| Trailers | 36 | 44 | 0 | 80 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (09-08-2017) · 9 yr old
- Registered
- 08-30-2001 (25 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 11-12-2025 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- CALEB BRUMLEY
- Officer
- ROSARIO BOSCARELLO
Cargo
63.2
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
General Freight
Building Materials
Other: HM
Construction
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, General Freight
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Not enough record to grade yet.
69 inspections and 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
80% likely range 0.59×–1.65×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.2 vs 2.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.2
Similar fleets
2.0
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-8 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.
Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (50 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2 a year. The grade counts 7 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.65× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.53× and violations 0.69×. Together they move its crash estimate -3%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Lapse in liability filings334 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Nov 2, 2023 – Oct 1, 2024) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
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Driver qualification1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Jun 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Unsafe drivingCited 4 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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Hazmat violations2 hazmat violations, 1 out of service.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.4% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 3
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Excessive speeding: 11
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
69
56% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
17.6%
6 of 34
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.4%
1 of 69
National avg 6.7%
Violations
50
10 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
vs 4,520 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.040 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 1.13 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 0.50 | 0.53 |
| Critical violations | 0.10 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
50 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert21 · 8 OOSLights 11 · Brakes 3 · Tires 3 · Cargo securement 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · 2 more
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Unsafe driving No alert20 · 0 OOSSpeeding 12 · Reckless / lane 7 · Seat belt 1
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Hours of service No alert6 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 6
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat2 · 1 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Jul162026IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Mar62026OhioProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Mar192025OhioProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb282025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct152024KentuckyProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
1 of the 5 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Spinnaker Insurance Companyon record since Oct 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2024
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY → Spinnaker Insurance Company (Oct 2025); CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. → MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY (Oct 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Oct 1, 2025, replaced the same day)
- 334 days without a liability filing (Nov 2, 2023 – Oct 1, 2024) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Sep 25, 2001)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
24 filings and 7 authority events since 2001 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
24 filings and 7 authority events since 2001 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Oct 1, 2025Spinnaker Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Sep 4, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 22, 2025opened after MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 1, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2025MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2024MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 8, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2023CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Nov 2, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 5, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 4, 2023opened after NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 1, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2021NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 20, 2019NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 20, 2018CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 27, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 20, 2018CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 20, 2019 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 20, 2017CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 20, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 30, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 6, 2016cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 20, 2016CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Nov 9, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 24, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 14, 2016opened after STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 20, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 20, 2013STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 20, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 20, 2009MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 20, 2013 · replaced by another insurer48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 24, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 18, 2009opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 20, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 20, 2008CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 20, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 25, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 11, 2008opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 20, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 6, 2008CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 20, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 22, 2008CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 6, 2008 · superseded by the same policyL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 3, 2008TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Feb 21, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 20, 2007CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jan 22, 2008 · superseded by the same policy4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 20, 2006HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 20, 2007 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 3, 2005TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Jan 3, 2008 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Ohio (HQ) 21
- Indiana 6
- Maryland 6
- Michigan 5
- Pennsylvania 4
- New York 3
- Tennessee 3
- Connecticut 2
30% of inspections were in its home state.
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (50 power units: 50 filed, 45 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
2.0
Actual, per year in window
2.3
Projected, next 12 mo
2.2
0
1.5
3
We'd expect a typical fleet of 50 power units this active to have about 2.0 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 7 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 2.3 a year) — about 1.2× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 2.2 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 6% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
65 inspections
and 7 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 66 inspections and 5 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 25, 2024 · MN · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- 2 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Why there is no grade.
Every grade but Satisfactory needs at least a 60% posterior past its cut; Satisfactory is what is left when none
passes. Here the 80% likely range (0.59×–1.65×)
still runs from below the Excellent cut (0.60×) to above the Poor cut (1.57×), so the record can't
separate a best-in-class fleet from a poor one and the page shows no grade and no FRED Score. The forecasts are
unchanged: in backtests, records this thin crash at their forecast on average but scatter about 2.6× as
widely around it as records that support a Satisfactory grade.
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.47
Satisfactory — 1.08x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.040 crashes per power-unit-year for a 50-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 0.97x (driver behaviour 1.65x, out-of-service 0.53x, all violations 0.69x; 65 inspections). Experience 1.11x: 3.7 decayed crashes against 3.0 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.47, a 3.31). 80% range 0.59–1.65x. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
4.0 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
50 power units · 1.99 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.97×
65 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.11×
3.7 decayed crashes vs 3.0 expected · credibility 0.47
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 1.08× (80% range 0.59–1.65×)
· band Marginal → displayed Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
69
Driver Insp
69
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
34
Vehicle OOS
6
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 18 | 2.98 | |
| HOS Compliance | 6 | 0.08 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.23 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 9 | 2.98 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (02-JUN-25 – 31-MAR-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.